Foot-ball cover.



J. D. FARKAS.

FOOT BALL COVER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.23. 1915.

1 1 62,591. Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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JOSEPH D. FARKAS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FOOT-BALL COVER.

Application filed August 23, 1915.

To all whom 4'25 may concern Be it known that I, Josnrrr D. FARKAS, acitizen of the United States, residing at rooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Foot-Ball Covers; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable'others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to sporting goods and more particularly to football or basket ball covers. 7

It has for an object to provide a more economical construction for acover and for a simplified assembling of the parts thereof.

A further object of this invention is to provide a fabric cover having aprotective flap for the bladder formed integral in one of the sectionscomprising the cover.

Further objects will be apparent from the following specification,appended claims and drawing, in which- Figure 1 shows in plan view, twoof the similar sections used in making the cover, Fig. 2 is a similarview of another of the sections, Fig. 3 is a similar view of another ofthe sections, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the section shown in Fig.2 in a finished state, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the section shownin Fig. 3, having the tab secured in place thereon, Fig. 6 is a planview show ing the sections assembled and ready to be turned inside outas in the finished product, and Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view showingthe completed article.

This invention permits the formation of a cheap but economical foot ballor the like in providing for a simplified form of a cover which in thefinished product is intended to receive a toy rubber balloon in commonuse on the market.

Referring to the drawing in which the evolution of assembling theseveral parts will be clearly described, there are shown the foursections which comprise a cover as at 10, 11, 12 and 13 of which thesections 10 and ll'are similar and of substantially elliptical form inoutline. The section 12 has a tongue 14 formed thereon which issubsequently folded along the line 15'and then stitched along the lines16 and 17 which coincide when the tongue is folded over as shown in Fig.4 and when said tongue has been securely held in folded position, a se-Specification of Letters Patent.

- usual stitching Patented Nov. 30, 1915. Serial No. 46,501.

ries of eyelets 18 is formed through the tongue and body portion of thesection 12. The section 13 has a tongue 19 in which an opening 20 isformed to receive the neck of the bladder as will be described, and thistongue is intended to be folded along the line 21 to cause the lines 22and 23 to coincide so that stitching through these lines will securelyFig. 5 and allow the flap 24 to extend beyond the line of stitching.When the tongue 19 has been securely stitched, a series of eyelets 23 isformed through the tongue 19 and body portion of the section 13 andthese eyelets cooperate with the eyelets 18 to receive a closing meanssuch as a string to effectively close the opening subsequently formed bythe edges 15 and 21.

When the section 12 has been completed to the form shown in Fig. 4, itis stitched to one edge of the section 10 in having the pass through theline 25 of the section 10 and the line 26 of the section 12, andlikewise the sections 11 and 13 are secured to one another in having thestitching pass through the lines 27 in the section 11 and the line 28 inthe section 13. This forms the two halves of the cover which aresubsequently secured to each other as shown in Fig. 6 in having thesections 12 and 13 secured to each as along the lines 29 and 30 and inhaving the stitching continuous from the lines 29 and 30 to include andatttaoh the sections 10 and 11 as through the lines 31 and 32. Thisstitching will preferably be done by starting at the point 33 to oneside of the opening formed by the folded portions 15 and 21 as indicatedas at 33 and then continuing along the line 30 to and including the line32 to the line 30 on the opposite side of the opening where itterminates at the op posite point 33. In stitching the marginal edges,the meeting edges between the sections 10 and 12 and 11 and 13 arefolded over in one direction as shown at 34 and in the oppositedirection as shown at Upon the completion of these operations, the covermember is finished but requires being turned inside out through theopening formed by the free edges 15 and 21 and after that has been done,a bladder 36 such as in common use for toy balloons is inserted throughthe opening and has its neck 37 protrude through the opening 20 whensaid bladder may be inflated. The neck 37 is then twisted a number oftimes to form a hold the tongue as shown inr seal and is then tuckedunder one or the other of the tongues 19 or 14:. The tongue 2% serves asa closure for the opening formed by the edges 15 and 21 to prevent thebladder 36 from extending therethrough, and after the bladder has beeninflated and the neck 37 properly twisted and placed, the

lacing 38 which passes through the eyelets 18 and 23 may be tightenedand tied.

It is thought that the features of novelty in this application areclearly defined over the former state of the art and that furtherdescription is unnecessary.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a cover for foot ballsand the like, a plurality of sections, tongues formed on some of saidsections, said tongues being fold-able over said sections, stitchingsecur- Copies of this patent may be obtained for ing said tongues tosaid sections, eyelets formed in said tongues and sections lyingthereunder, a flap extending from one of said tongues beyond thestitching and said flap having an opening formed therein.

2. In a cover for foot balls and the like, a plurality of sections,tongues formed on some of said sections, said tongues being ioldableover said sections, said sections being stitched together except for aportion thereof along the edges formed by said tongues, eyelets formedin said edges formed by said tongues, and a tab having an openingtherein formed by one of said tongues to serve as a closure for anopening formed by the meeting edges of said sections formed by saidtongues.

In testimony whereof I athx my signature.

JOSEPH D. FARKAS five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofPatents,

Washington, D. C.

